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SFA faculty members recognized for years of service

50 years

50 years
Left, William D. Clark, professor of mathematics and statistics, was honored for his 50 years of service to SFA. Clark is pictured with SFA Interim President Dr. Steve Westbrook.

40 years

40 years
Two SFA faculty members were honored for their 40 years of service. Standing, Marlene Kahla, management and marketing; and Patricia Sharp, geology.

30 years

30 years
SFA faculty members honored for 30 years of service included, from left, Jill Carrington, art; Anne Duncan, English and creative writing; Al Greule, mass communication; Marsha Bayless, business communication and legal studies; and Lisa Mize, human sciences.

20 years

20 years
SFA faculty members honored for 20 years of service included, from left, Sue Ann Whatley, English and creative writing; Robert Allen, history; Carol Wright, business communication and legal studies; Ken Collier, political science; Shari Ellsworth, theatre; Sally Sowell, kinesiology and health science; T. Parker Ballinger, economics and finance; Shirley Dickerson, library; Dennis Gravatt, biology; Marc Guidry, Office of the Provost; Sam Copeland, social work; Louise Stoehr, languages, cultures and communication; Ronald Petti, music; Emily Payne, agriculture; and Herbert Midgley, music.

10 years

10 years
SFA faculty members honored for 10 years of service included, from left, Keith New, business communication and legal studies; Lora Jacobi, psychology; Deborah Cady, human services; Lenola Wyatt, social work; Heather Samuelson, kinesiology and health science; Kristin Thomas, English and creative writing; Jackie Rosenfeld, theatre; John Allen Hendricks, mass communication; Kimberly Wagner, speech and debate; Calee Jo Holcombe, accounting; Kristin Bailey-Wallace, social work; Jamie Derrick, management and marketing; Matthew Lindsey, management and marketing; and Steve Bullard, Office of the Provost and vice president of academic affairs.

Retirees

Retirees
Retiring faculty members also were honored for their service to the university. Pictured, from left, are Kenneth Austin, secondary education and educational leadership; Shirley Dickerson, library; Karen Embry-Jenlink, secondary education and educational leadership; Jeanie Gresham, elementary education; K.L. Roberts, secondary education and educational leadership; Gary Mayer, mass communication; Elizabeth Vaughan, elementary education; Patricia Sharp, geology; Susan Jennings, business communication and legal studies; and S. Ann Wilson, leadership and business communication.


Several Stephen F. Austin State University faculty members were honored April 30 for their years of service during a faculty recognition luncheon.

50 Years
Left, William D. Clark, professor of mathematics and statistics, was honored for his 50 years of service to SFA. Clark is pictured with SFA Interim President Dr. Steve Westbrook.

Elizabeth Deanne Malpass, professor of history, also was posthumously honored for her five decades of service. Malpass passed away in March.

40 Years
Two SFA faculty members were honored for their 40 years of service. Standing, Marlene Kahla, management and marketing; and Patricia Sharp, geology.

30 Years
SFA faculty members honored for 30 years of service included, from left, Jill Carrington, art; Anne Duncan, English and creative writing; Al Greule, mass communication; Marsha Bayless, business communication and legal studies; and Lisa Mize, human sciences.

Also honored, but not pictured, Gary Kronrad, forestry.

20 Years
SFA faculty members honored for 20 years of service included, from left, Sue Ann Whatley, English and creative writing; Robert Allen, history; Carol Wright, business communication and legal studies; Ken Collier, political science; Shari Ellsworth, theatre; Sally Sowell, kinesiology and health science; T. Parker Ballinger, economics and finance; Shirley Dickerson, library; Dennis Gravatt, biology; Marc Guidry, Office of the Provost; Sam Copeland, social work; Louise Stoehr, languages, cultures and communication; Ronald Petti, music; Emily Payne, agriculture; and Herbert Midgley, music.

Also honored, but not pictured, were Randi Cox, history; and Michael Tkacik, government.

10 Years
SFA faculty members honored for 10 years of service included, from left, Keith New, business communication and legal studies; Lora Jacobi, psychology; Deborah Cady, human services;
Lenola Wyatt, social work; Heather Samuelson, kinesiology and health science; Kristin Thomas, English and creative writing; Jackie Rosenfeld, theatre; John Allen Hendricks, mass communication; Kimberly Wagner, speech and debate; Calee Jo Holcombe, accounting; Kristin Bailey-Wallace, social work; Jamie Derrick, management and marketing; Matthew Lindsey, management and marketing; and Steve Bullard, Office of the Provost and vice president of academic affairs.

Also honored, but not pictured, were Andrew Brininstool, English and creative writing; Erin Childress, biology; David Cook, computer science; Regina Crain, social work; Benjamin Dixon, multidisciplinary studies; Robert Henderson, mathematics and statistics; Kathleen McGough, communication studies; Banker Phares, economics and finance; Thomas Reynolds, languages, cultures and communication; Christopher Ryan, nursing; Christopher Sams, linguistics; Jessie Sams, linguistics; Charlotte Sanders, social work; Paul Sandul, history; Jimmie Sevey, government; and Yanli Zhang, forestry.

Retirees
Retiring faculty members also were honored for their service to the university. Pictured, from left, are Kenneth Austin, secondary education and educational leadership; Shirley Dickerson, library; Karen Embry-Jenlink, secondary education and educational leadership; Jeanie Gresham, elementary education; K.L. Roberts, secondary education and educational leadership; Gary Mayer, mass communication; Elizabeth Vaughan, elementary education; Patricia Sharp, geology; Susan Jennings, business communication and legal studies; and S. Ann Wilson, leadership and business communication.

Also honored, but not pictured, were Ellen Caplan, library; Jack Ethridge, accounting; and Janice Hensarling, nursing.